(1838-12-19)December 19, 1838 Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Died
April 13, 1881(1881-04-13) (aged 42) Newton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party
Republican
Spouse
Laura J. Williams
Relatives
Henry Weston Cardozo (brother) Francis Lewis Cardozo (brother) Benjamin N. Cardozo (distant relative)
Profession
politician
educator
grocer
journalist
postal worker
Thomas Whitmarsh Cardozo (December 19, 1838[1] – April 13, 1881[2]) was an American educator, journalist, writer, and public official during the Reconstruction Era in the United States.[1][3] He adopted the name Civis as a nom de plume and wrote as a correspondent for the New National Era, founded by Frederick Douglass. He was the first African American to hold the position of State Superintendent of Education in Mississippi.[4]
^ abBrock, Euline W. (1981). "Thomas W. Cardozo: Fallible Black Reconstruction Leader" (PDF). The Journal of Southern History. 47 (2): 183–206. doi:10.2307/2207949. JSTOR 2207949. (p. 186)
^Brock 1981, p. 204, footnote 89
^Richter, William L. (December 1, 2011). Historical Dictionary of the Civil War and Reconstruction. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810879591 – via Google Books.
^"Cardozo Middle School — About Cardozo". Jackson Public Schools. August 8, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
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